Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,674 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

President Harry S. Truman
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(1948) Executive Order 9981
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James & Lydia Sims
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Ava Marie DuVernay (1972- )
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (1957- )

Explore Global African History

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Nairobi, Kenya (1899- )
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Johannesburg, South Africa (1886- )
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Blaise Diagne (1872-1934)
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Robert Gabriel Mugabe (1924-2019)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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What Comes Naturally: The Loving v. Virginia Case in Historical Perspective
Edythe Turnham and Her Knights of Syncopation, Seattle, 1925
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Race, Gender, Jazz & Local 493: Black Women Musicians in Seattle: 1920-1955
African in Golconda, India, 17th century
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Islam and the African Diaspora in the Indian Ocean World
A Gold Washing Technique
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Ladinos and Bozales: A Brief Early History of Africans in Colombia: 1500-1800

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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11/26/2021 – Executive Director – Seattle, Washington